Negotiations Topics

Devolution will transfer the responsibility for managing public land, resources and rights in respect of water in the Northwest Territories (NWT) from the Government of Canada to the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT). The transfer will include federal records, assets, buildings, leases, legislation and funds to support the delivery of these programs.

As may be expected, a transfer of this magnitude requires the parties to work out many details about what will be transferred and when and how the transfers will be made. Identifying those details and coming to an agreement on them was at the heart of devolution negotiations.

Some of the subjects that were discussed at the main table included:

Transfer of responsibility for managing NWT public land, resources and rights in respect of water